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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1933
Page
4
The Evening Star lists daily publication with annual and short-term subscription prices in advance and notes national advertising representatives Devine Tenney Corp in major cities including New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Des Moines and Atlanta.
A proverb cites that a good name outweighs riches and savoring favor surpasses silver and gold, stressing moral reputation over wealth.
Richmond Times Dispatch reports Hugh S. Johnson, administrator of national recovery, denounces fixers who would extract favors from the New Deal. He urges a square deal without red tape, saying anyone can speak for themselves and receive equal treatment, while vowing to expel fixers from administration HQ and strengthen the recovery program.
Free Lance Star notes agricultural recovery leading economic gains, with farm prices rising first while world and domestic harvests stay below normal. Cotton climbs due to acreage cuts and spinners demand, aided by government acreage reduction. speculative buying fuels price increases.
The Cumberland Times notes a hay fever exhibit at the Hall of Science during the Century of Progress Exposition. A joke about a special hay fever day in August is joined by weather-driven likely observances as red-eyed visitors view pollen displays. Doctors may not provide a cure, but relief methods exist.
One year ago Fauquier county offered a $150 reward for the theft of Shadrac Thompson a Black man alleged to have attacked Henry L Baxleys at their home near Hume. Eighty children from New York arrive in Winchester and Frederick county.
The Grimes Gleanings column reports the death of Bran son Baker in Winchester Hospital and funeral at Asbury Church near Moorefield. It notes visits by Harry Leight, Elizabeth Randall, and James Taylor, plus relatives from Martinsburg and Hed g esville. Farmers finish haying and harvest yields improve as berry picking nears end.
Sally Gwynne arrives as private secretary to Daytona Beach millionaire Fred Proctor after John Kemble Proctor is found dead. Ted Chandler investigates while Sally notices oddities including a missing lighter and a suspicious plan to meet in town. The clue centers on Proctor’s upstairs room where the elder Proctor was shot.
The report lists precipitation figures with July to date 4.71 inches and year to date 24.76 inches. It compares to a 20 year average of 34.53 inches and provides monthly averages from January to December, including 2.36 inches for January and 3.45 inches for July.
A political ad argues for the existing pay-as-you-go road system in Virginia, praising Byrd Road Plan roots and current debt reduction. It contrasts candidate Deal’s stance to repeal the system and raise county burdens with Peery’s support for current gasoline tax and state-led road funding, touting continued farm to market road improvements and rural development. It cites 21 7 27,29.
Mrs. William Von Tonissant and her Brooklyn visitors Billie and Lorain arrive to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Von Tonissant. Anna and Gretta Bray visit Mrs. Jess Funk near Macedonia. E R Conner and Austin Conner call on Mrs. Allie Beaty. Garland Bray family visits J E White. Ebersole calls on Mary Bowman. McCauley family from Middletown spend Sunday with H C Conner.
A public auction will be held Saturday July 29 1933 at 10 AM in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia to sell a lot of valuable household and kitchen furniture. Cash terms. W E Edwards attorney for the owner. 4-27-21
General Johnson announced broad participation from iron and steel, textile, automobile, coal, lumber, garment, shipbuilding and petroleum industries plus 200 smaller firms in a wage and hours campaign. The speaker warned the plan could punish small employers and spark mob pressure, urging selective, just application to avoid harming the unwary shopkeeper like Tom Brown.
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